New challenges to Trump mail-in voting order arrive after US Supreme Court ruling

By: Jacob Fischler

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: August 26, 2026

Words: 750

Last Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago


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Democrat-led states and voting rights groups re-filed lawsuits Wednesday to block the Trump administration from executing a new regulation to restrict mail-in voting, while a federal judge lifted a nationwide pause on the policy in line with this week’s U.S. Supreme Court decision that handed the administration a procedural win.

Democratic officials in 24 states and the District of Columbia launched a new federal lawsuit challenging a U.S. Postal Service rule establishing federal vote-by-mail standards …

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